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Dana_J1
Dana_J1
January 19, 2024
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Collections not available for selection

  • January 19, 2024
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Hello! I have a design library in which I created multiple local variable collections. However, when I try to use them in a design file (where the design library is enabled), I can only select modes from the first collection I’ve added (the rest don’t appear in the list).
Do you know why the other collections do not appear in the “Layer/Change variable mode” list?
NB I’ve published the changes made in the library and accepted all the changes in the design file. I have a Professional plan.

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Best answer by y_toku

Hi there,

It seems like you’re trying to select a mode in the page section. For that, you’ll need to have multiple modes set in the variable settings. It looks like “brand-2,” “mapped,” and “brand collections” have several modes, such as “theme-0,” “theme-1,” and so on.

If you add a mode to the “brand-3” collection, I think you’ll be able to see them. Could you give it a try?

Thanks,
Toku

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y_toku
Figmate
y_toku
Community Support
January 22, 2024

Hi there,

Thank you for your post! I’m curious, have you modified the scope of the variables? It’s possible that the libraries are not being displayed for publishing. Here are some resources that could be useful:

If the issue continues, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team at https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. They will delve deeper into the problem and offer additional assistance.

Thanks,
Toku

yoongsin
yoongsin
October 3, 2024

Screenshot 2024-10-03 at 4.40.32 PM

I have kinda issue, brand-3 is my fourth created collection, but it doesn’t show up in my local variables. I tried to scroll the collection list as well but couldn’t see it.
@y_toku

y_toku
Figmate
y_tokuAnswer
Community Support
October 4, 2024

Hi there,

It seems like you’re trying to select a mode in the page section. For that, you’ll need to have multiple modes set in the variable settings. It looks like “brand-2,” “mapped,” and “brand collections” have several modes, such as “theme-0,” “theme-1,” and so on.

If you add a mode to the “brand-3” collection, I think you’ll be able to see them. Could you give it a try?

Thanks,
Toku

yoongsin
yoongsin
October 7, 2024

This helps me. Thankiu!

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